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FreeLitres said:
For the shoe fans, I'll repost my new Church Eastcote from the previous page. VERY rare to find them in this colour! Must have been a limited run/special order.
Oh my!I've got these in black and they are absolutely brilliant shoes. I probably couldn't have my brown pair exactly the same style anyway, but good on you they look superb.
Calza said:
Oh my!
I've got these in black and they are absolutely brilliant shoes. I probably couldn't have my brown pair exactly the same style anyway, but good on you they look superb.
Yes, we ordered the black ones at the same time if I recall. I've got these in black and they are absolutely brilliant shoes. I probably couldn't have my brown pair exactly the same style anyway, but good on you they look superb.
To my shame, I haven't actually worn my black ones much as I was kind of saving them for best/interviews/etc. I struggle to find shoes that fit me nicely but this Church 138 last is a perfect fit for me. Shame they don't do many models on it.
I shall now offend the shoe enthusiasts with the results of a trip to an outlet / shopping centre.
Nike Free 5.0: I got it into my head that I needed a 'proper' pair of gym shoes. For someone whose athletic ability is better left unmentioned, this was something of a leap in logic. Nevertheless, I procured these and promptly took myself to the gym this evening. They really are very light, very soft and very comfortable. The particular colour scheme is 'Bright Crimson / Total Orange', going by the box.
Adidas Hawaii: Part of the Island Series released last year, the Hawaii wasn't my first choice from it. After seeing a pair in the real-world, they really are lovely looking. The pair I bought doesn't even seem to have had the glue applied with a garden hose either! AFAIK these were panned for shoddy construction on some pairs but mine are fine.
Adidas Pureboost: Not the colourway I bought, but yes, I bought a pair of Adidas Boosts. They're criminally comfortable. I tried them on expecting an overrated, albeit comfortable technology and before I knew it I was handing over a few notes. Totally worthwhile. I'm not sure if these are going to be trialled as a shoe for the gym or if I'll be wearing them with tracksuit bottoms (I live in Ireland, tracksuit bottoms are still a suit trouser of sorts). Don't think these will work with jeans (APC Petit New Standards, no dad jeans here lads).
Pharrell Williams x Adidas Stan Smith 'Tennis': These are mental. Utterly mental. They feel like a tennis ball and differ from a normal pair of Stan Smiths by having a wider, longer tongue. For extra cool points, they're a collaboration released with Pharrell Williams. I have no idea what I'll wear these with - probably a sense of bemusement. For £22, that'll do me quite nicely.
Nike Free 5.0: I got it into my head that I needed a 'proper' pair of gym shoes. For someone whose athletic ability is better left unmentioned, this was something of a leap in logic. Nevertheless, I procured these and promptly took myself to the gym this evening. They really are very light, very soft and very comfortable. The particular colour scheme is 'Bright Crimson / Total Orange', going by the box.
Adidas Hawaii: Part of the Island Series released last year, the Hawaii wasn't my first choice from it. After seeing a pair in the real-world, they really are lovely looking. The pair I bought doesn't even seem to have had the glue applied with a garden hose either! AFAIK these were panned for shoddy construction on some pairs but mine are fine.
Adidas Pureboost: Not the colourway I bought, but yes, I bought a pair of Adidas Boosts. They're criminally comfortable. I tried them on expecting an overrated, albeit comfortable technology and before I knew it I was handing over a few notes. Totally worthwhile. I'm not sure if these are going to be trialled as a shoe for the gym or if I'll be wearing them with tracksuit bottoms (I live in Ireland, tracksuit bottoms are still a suit trouser of sorts). Don't think these will work with jeans (APC Petit New Standards, no dad jeans here lads).
Pharrell Williams x Adidas Stan Smith 'Tennis': These are mental. Utterly mental. They feel like a tennis ball and differ from a normal pair of Stan Smiths by having a wider, longer tongue. For extra cool points, they're a collaboration released with Pharrell Williams. I have no idea what I'll wear these with - probably a sense of bemusement. For £22, that'll do me quite nicely.
FreeLitres said:
Yes, we ordered the black ones at the same time if I recall.
To my shame, I haven't actually worn my black ones much as I was kind of saving them for best/interviews/etc. I struggle to find shoes that fit me nicely but this Church 138 last is a perfect fit for me. Shame they don't do many models on it.
I'm not quite at the level of best / interview level shoes yet To my shame, I haven't actually worn my black ones much as I was kind of saving them for best/interviews/etc. I struggle to find shoes that fit me nicely but this Church 138 last is a perfect fit for me. Shame they don't do many models on it.
That normally just means a good cream and wax polish before the event.BrabusMog said:
Bit of a trek forme Absolute bargain though.
I think the price I paid was down to more than a bit of luck. The Nike outlet was in a temporary site as their main store was being remodelled. I assumed they were trying to clear stock ASAP to have less to move back. The sticker on the box says £62 and the receipt reckons a 30% discount was applied on top of that. Absolute bargain though.Had I known someone else was looking, I could have grabbed a couple of pairs of the 5.0s or the Flyknit 4.0s beside.
arsenalmorris said:
Today's delivery from Postman Pat
Adidas London 2012
And here they are with their brothers I already had and what are one of my fav pairs I own although they are abit battered now
Very nice, I very stupidly wore my blue ones on an overcast day that turned into pissing it down, so they need to go off for a clean!Adidas London 2012
And here they are with their brothers I already had and what are one of my fav pairs I own although they are abit battered now
BrabusMog said:
arsenalmorris said:
Today's delivery from Postman Pat
Adidas London 2012
And here they are with their brothers I already had and what are one of my fav pairs I own although they are abit battered now
Very nice, I very stupidly wore my blue ones on an overcast day that turned into pissing it down, so they need to go off for a clean!Adidas London 2012
And here they are with their brothers I already had and what are one of my fav pairs I own although they are abit battered now
Levin said:
I thought the London had a black tongue and the bit with the eyelets were black is well. All the same, nice pick up!
The normal London release do, There are a version that was released for the 2012 Olympic games that are slightly different, with the above differences you have mentioned and a white sole instead of the usual gum one arsenalmorris said:
Levin said:
I thought the London had a black tongue and the bit with the eyelets were black is well. All the same, nice pick up!
The normal London release do, There are a version that was released for the 2012 Olympic games that are slightly different, with the above differences you have mentioned and a white sole instead of the usual gum one BrabusMog said:
arsenalmorris said:
Levin said:
I thought the London had a black tongue and the bit with the eyelets were black is well. All the same, nice pick up!
The normal London release do, There are a version that was released for the 2012 Olympic games that are slightly different, with the above differences you have mentioned and a white sole instead of the usual gum one 
Levin said:
I shall now offend the shoe enthusiasts with the results of a trip to an outlet / shopping centre.
Nike Free 5.0: I got it insomewhatad that I needed a 'proper' pair of gym shoes. For someone whose athletic ability is better left unmentioned, this was something of a leap in logic. Nevertheless, I procured these and promptly took myself to the gym this evening. They really are very light, very soft and very comfortable. The particular colour scheme is 'Bright Crimson / Total Orange', going by the box.
Adidas Hawaii: Part of the Island Series released last year, the Hawaii wasn't my first choice from it. After seeing a pair in the real-world, they really are lovely looking. The pair I bought doesn't even seem to have had the glue applied with a garden hose either! AFAIK these were panned for shoddy construction on some pairs but mine are fine.
Adidas Pureboost: Not the colourway I bought, but yes, I bought a pair of Adidas Boosts. They're criminally comfortable. I tried them on expecting an overrated, albeit comfortable technology and before I knew it I was handing over a few notes. Totally worthwhile. I'm not sure if these are going to be trialled as a shoe for the gym or if I'll be wearing them with tracksuit bottoms (I live in Ireland, tracksuit bottoms are still a suit trouser of sorts). Don't think these will work with jeans (APC Petit New Standards, no dad jeans here lads).
Pharrell Williams x Adidas Stan Smith 'Tennis': These are mental. Utterly mental. They feel like a tennis ball and differ from a normal pair of Stan Smiths by having a wider, longer tongue. For extra cool points, they're a collaboration released with Pharrell Williams. I have no idea what I'll wear these with - probably a sense of bemusement. For £22, that'll do me quite nicely.
I feel slightly sick, but the relief from the very nice but somewhat middle-aged norm is good.Nike Free 5.0: I got it insomewhatad that I needed a 'proper' pair of gym shoes. For someone whose athletic ability is better left unmentioned, this was something of a leap in logic. Nevertheless, I procured these and promptly took myself to the gym this evening. They really are very light, very soft and very comfortable. The particular colour scheme is 'Bright Crimson / Total Orange', going by the box.
Adidas Hawaii: Part of the Island Series released last year, the Hawaii wasn't my first choice from it. After seeing a pair in the real-world, they really are lovely looking. The pair I bought doesn't even seem to have had the glue applied with a garden hose either! AFAIK these were panned for shoddy construction on some pairs but mine are fine.
Adidas Pureboost: Not the colourway I bought, but yes, I bought a pair of Adidas Boosts. They're criminally comfortable. I tried them on expecting an overrated, albeit comfortable technology and before I knew it I was handing over a few notes. Totally worthwhile. I'm not sure if these are going to be trialled as a shoe for the gym or if I'll be wearing them with tracksuit bottoms (I live in Ireland, tracksuit bottoms are still a suit trouser of sorts). Don't think these will work with jeans (APC Petit New Standards, no dad jeans here lads).
Pharrell Williams x Adidas Stan Smith 'Tennis': These are mental. Utterly mental. They feel like a tennis ball and differ from a normal pair of Stan Smiths by having a wider, longer tongue. For extra cool points, they're a collaboration released with Pharrell Williams. I have no idea what I'll wear these with - probably a sense of bemusement. For £22, that'll do me quite nicely.
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